May 20, 2020 archive

Completion reports for May 20, 2020

Completion reports filed on May 20, 2020. CANADIAN COUNTY Citizen Energy Iii Llc Woodford(13269): Gas 4293 Water 874 Flow 9 12N 10W Jameson 1h-4, November 13, 2019 HH, GAS, TD: 18642 ft Lat: 35.53573, Long: -98.26822 API: 35017254840000 Jones Energy Llc Mississippian(10074): Oil 584 Gas 2853 Water 1688 Flow 6 12N 7W Phoenix 7-12-7 2mh, October 15, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 15380 ft Lat: 35.53921, …

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Permits to drill for May 20, 2020

Permits to drill issued on May 20, 2020. Bryan County LABOR #1-1ER, May 20 2020 12 6S 7E NWNWSENE API: 01320171 Lat: 34.0517123502047, Long: -96.52111801569858 GULF EXPLORATION LLC DH, DR, 9600 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(4200), WOODFORD(4800), HUNTON 269HNTN 5650 8 ARBUCKLE(8100), BROMIDE(6250), TULIP CREEK(6610), MCLISH(7300), OIL CREEK(7750) Love County HBR #1-9H10X, February 22 2019 09 8S 2E NESWNWNE …

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Crude storage at Cushing drops and oil prices hit 10-week high

As crude oil storage at the Cushing hub in Oklahoma fell an estimated 5.5 million barrels this week, oil futures on Wednesday finished at their highest level in nearly 10 weeks. July West Texas Intermediate rose $1.53 or 4.8% to settle at $33.49 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It was the highest …

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Continental Resources urges North Dakota regulators to adopt prorationing of oil production

  Oklahoma City’s Continental Resources, a major player in North Dakota’s Bakken play is asking the state’s energy regulators to intervene and order a reduction in crude oil production, just like it wants Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners to do. Known as one of the largest U.S. shale oil producers, the company on Wednesday urged regulators on …

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Oklahoma regulators keep agency headquarters closed until late July

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners extended an executive order this week keeping the main offices of the agency closed until late in July because of the coronavirus pandemic. The commission voted in support of a finding  “that the unique circumstances attending the COVID-19 pandemic are ongoing and ever-changing and that the length of time the pandemic will necessitate …

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Legislator joins call for US Ag Secretary to be replaced

State Rep. Jim Grego, R-Wilburton praised U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin for his recent announcement that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, must go. Grego echoed Congressman Mullin’s assertion that through all of this COVID-19 crisis and all the billions of dollars flowing out of Washington, D.C., zero dollars have made their way to cattlemen’s pockets. …

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Studies point to unsafe levels of formaldehyde exposure in oil and gas communities in NM

State health officials in New Mexico point to a new study that confirms their growing worries that communities near oil and gas development are being exposed to higher levels of hazardous pollution…especially high levels of formaldehyde. Tribal leaders say residents in northwest New Mexico near the Chaco reservation are especially exposed as shown in a health …

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5 Wind Energy Giants Embracing Solar Power

At least three major wind power companies with operations throughout Oklahoma are among those national and international firms also extending their business into solar power. They are Invenergy, NextEra and EDF Renewables, companies identified by Green Tech Media in a story about the 5 leading firms venturing also into development of their own solar power …

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Energy news in brief

** The operator of a mid-Michigan dam that broke Tuesday, causing severe flooding, had its hydroelectric license revoked in 2018 by federal energy regulators due to numerous safety violations. ** Geronimo Energy proposes a 128 MW solar project in western South Dakota. ** A Kansas City suburb adopts an ordinance requiring new commercial and residential structures to be designed with a roof and electrical …

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Alberta gears up for another legal battle over Keystone XL after Biden vows to pull permissions

  If Joe Biden is elected President and follows through with his threat to stop construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. out of Canada, he’ll likely have to take on some of the Canadian government. That’s because Jason Kenney, Premier of Alberta reacted with this weeks Biden announcement indicating he will go …

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